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NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old, Bajrang Dal worker, identified as Rinku Sharma was stabbed in Delhi's Mangolpuri area.
According to reports, Rinku Sharma was actively involved with the Hindu outfit and was a part of the donation drive being carried out by Bajrang Dal for contributing towards the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
Meanwhile, Delhi police have arrested the four assailants, who entered Rinku's house late on Wednesday night and killed him in cold blood.
The arrested assailants have been identified as Mohammad Islam, Danish Nasruddin, Dilshan and Dilshad Islam, according to social media posts.
The victim's father speaking to a national television said that around 25-30 persons knocked on the door. After they were let in, they attacked his son Rinku Sharma, and his younger son Ankit was also attacked. He said that the attackers kicked them around, stabbed Rinku, and vandalised the house.
Meanwhile, BJP leader Manoj Tiwari expressed his condolences to the Rinku Sharma's family and asked Delhi Police for strict and fast action.
Notably, after Rinku was stabbed to death while collecting donations for Ram Mandir, #JusticeForRinkuSharma has been trending along with #HindusLivesMatter.
Rinku Sharma worked as a lab technician in a hospital in Paschim Vihar. The young activist was survived by his mother Radha Devi, father Ajay Sharma and brothers Ankit and Manu Sharma.
It is being reported that the incident was a fallout of an argument between the Bajrang Dal activist and the assailants over the construction and the money the Hindu outfit was collecting for the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
According to the relatives of the deceased, an awareness rally was organized in the area, last month, regarding the construction of Ayodhya's Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple. During this rally, the assailants had got into a dispute with Rinku Sharma, who had been collecting funds for the construction of Ram Mandir. Later, the dispute was resolved after some people of the area intervened.